Improvement in sausage-stuffers



'l-T1\ATITED STATES EEANK MIoxELs, 0E QUINoY, ILLINOIS, -As'sIeNon 0EONE-HALE Hrs EIGHT To HENRY A. GRIMMER, 0E sAME PLAGE. f

PATENT OEEIoE.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAUSAGE-STUFFERS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,674, dated May 6,1873; application iiled March 14, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK MICKELS, of Quincy, Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Sausage-Presses, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing.

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

The invention relates to a press for filling the receptacle intended tocontain sausagemeat; and consists of a barrel having a recess in itsbase connected with a spout, a standard being provided on each side ofthe cylinder and extending somewhat above the upper rim thereof, whichstandards support and sustain the pressing apparatus, consisting of athreaded piston having its lower extremity provided with a platenfitting the cylinder, audits upper passing through a female screw in asleeve operated by a beveled spur-gear wheel, which engages acorresponding pinion, the latter being mounted upon a shaft supported inbearings and operated by a crank at its opposite end, so that, as thecrank is turned, the platen is forced downward, expelling from the spoutthe contents of the barrel. The object of the invention is to provide aconvenient means for stuffing sausage, or for other analogous purposes.

Description of the Accompanying Drawing.

Figure l is a vertical central longitudinal section of a deviceembodying the elements of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a top view of the brace Il.

General Description.

A in the accompanying drawing is a plate, to which `is properly securedthe barrel B, having in its lower surface the recess G, connected withthe spout D, which extends beyond the edge of theI plate A. Upon eachside of the barrel B are provided the standards E, which rise above theupper edge of the cylinder a proper distance and have at their upperextremities the ears F furnished with the apertures e.. The brace H issnstained at each side by the pin I, or other suitable detachableconnection, passing through the apertures z and a', respectively, in thestandards and brace, the latter being provided at its center with anaperture, in which is inserted the sleeve L provided on its lowerextremity with the collar w, and near its upper with the collar n, abovewhich is placed the beveled spur-gear-wheel M. The sleeve L has athreaded center, in which works the piston N, threaded throughout itslength and provided at its lower extremity with the platen O, ttingsnugly in the cylinder B, while its upper extremity is reduced to ashoulder and provided with the chock t. The wheel M engages acorrespondingly-toothed pinion, P, secured at one end of a shaft, B,which works in the journal-box S and inbearings in the brace H, theformer being properly connected with the brace and provided with anoiling-vent. The end of the shaft R is provided with a crank, T, bymeans of which the shaft is rotated.

Operation.

The crank T is operated until the platen O is in close relation to thebrace H, when one of the pins I is drawn and thepressing apparatusthrown over, as on a hinge, thus opening the mouth of the barrel B, intowhich the sausage-meat is deposited. The pressing apparatus is nowrestored to its formerposition and the withdrawn pin replaced. The skinor `other material intended to receive the sausage-meat is now placedabout the mouth of the spout D, and secured there. The crank T is nextrotated in a direction opposite to that aforesaid, forcing down theplaten O, thereby expelling the sausage-meat through the recess C intothe spout D, and thus into the receptacle about its outer extremity.

It is obvious that the above-described device can be readily employed asa cheese,

cider, or vegetable press.

Claim. In testimony that I claim the foregoing im provement insausage-presses, as above de- What I claim as my invention, and desirescribed, I have hereunto set my hand and to secure by Letters Patent,isseal this 20th day of February, 1873.

The barrel vB, brace H, sleeve L, wheel M, FRANK MIGKELS. [L. s.] pinionP, and piston N, when arranged and operated relatively one to the other,substantially as shown and described.

Witnesses: l HENRY A. GRIMMER, LAMBERT HAAs.

